Yemen's Houthis ask former Aden governor to form government

The High Political Council of Yemen's armed Houthi movement and supporters of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has appointed Abdulaziz bin Habtoor to form a national salvation government, Saba news agency said on Sunday.
Habtoor, the former governor of Aden, hails from Shabwa province in southern Yemen.
A civil war is raging between the Iran-allied Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa, and Prime Minister Ahmed bin Daghr's internationally recognised government based in the southern port city of Aden.
The Houthis seized the capital Sanaa and pushed the government out of its last... read more

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